TWO TOWERS!!!! *includes spoilers...kinda*

Elrénia of Lorién · 12-17-2002, 12:47 PM

I'm not sure if I'm stepping on anyones toes posting this since its a TMNT forum....but I think its worth it. I saw LOTR: The Two Towers last night, IT WAS AWESOME!!!! ((saw it b4 release becuase of a friends' dad's connection with a movie theatre manager)) In my personal opinion, I think it was better than Fellowship of the Ring.....there was more humor in it, with Gimli cutting up, and the jesting between Aragorn and Legolas. The battle scenes were emence, and I thought very well done.Helms Deep was AWESOME. I do get upset when a movie based on a book isnt EXACTLY like the book...although I realize that every aspet cant be put into a movie. But I guess theyre gonna put the whole thing with Shelob in ROTK because they left off when Frodo and Sam are comin out of Gondor after Faramir brought them there in hopes of using the ring. Oh, and Gollum was done perfectly. Im gonna hafta go see it 10 more times!

Now we just have to wait for Return of The King in 2003....OK enough of my rant I just wanted to share!

**HorseTechie** · 12-17-2002, 02:00 PM

*jumps in* Hey, it's cool to mention non-TMNT stuffs here, as long as you keep it in the General Discussion area. And also... *gives Elrénia a Mango of Welcome* Welcome abaord!

But, I have one thing to say.. you are a lucky person! Cool! That's great to hear that TTT is awesome.

I can't waitt o see it myself.. although I'm holding out until Saturday. A bunch of my friends are gonna get together, and we'll start the day with FotR extended version, then see TT in the theatre that evening.

Deepflame · 12-17-2002, 02:09 PM

I'm glad to hear you liked it.
Yeh, I'm going to see it on Friday, after school.
The first movie was realy good. It's a shame they changed the original story, though. I dont mind them skipping some parts, but when they start making up their own ideas, I get pissed.

~~Tokka-B~~ · 12-17-2002, 02:14 PM

I don't

Elrénia of Lorién · 12-17-2002, 03:27 PM

^.^ thanks for the welcome!
I agree about the made up stuff....i enjoy it but it does kinda irk me...I think the evolution of the Arwen/Aragorn relationship was a good idea though...but i think key events should stay true to the book....for example in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, it made me SOO mad that the battle with the basalisk was different...i mean its was all wrong. *grins* but thats me with my obsessive compulsive tendencies.

~~Tokka-B~~ · 12-17-2002, 07:14 PM

No, they need to make the movie different otherwise the book wouldn't be better.....The point is to get kids to read if you haven't noticed....

**Nturtle** · 12-17-2002, 07:19 PM

ooh!! I rally want to see the Two Towers!!! It was my favorite book of the series!!!

I love the Ents, being the wacky environmentalist I am!!!

~~Tokka-B~~ · 12-17-2002, 07:22 PM

environmentalists rule!

**HorseTechie** · 12-18-2002, 11:16 AM

*gives Tokka another wierd look*

Actually, the changes and edits they made from the book to the movie for LotR are cool. They still blend together nicely in a way that isn't too farfetched, so I don't mind. Since I have been following closely the details regarding the horses, I thought it was amusing that they only trained Shadowfax and Ian Meckellan to ride bareback and bridle-less. In the book, the other two horses for Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn were also without saddle and bridle. But that was too hairy for the actors who aren't the best horseback riders, so they ride with fully tacked horses. Then the horse Aragorn rides goes by a different name than the one in the book.

The only book to movie edits I couldn't stand was Jurassic Park 2 and 3, and the Black Stallion series.

Kingkapong · 12-19-2002, 05:49 PM

need to see lotr 2!! the second book of the 3 was my favorite (or maybe it was the third, which ever had the most battles).

i'm going vacationing this saturday so i probably won't be able to watch it for a full week

now back to finishing typing up my whole math project in one day

Psycrow · 12-19-2002, 10:41 PM

Hehe, I went on opening night with a group of friends. It was sorta odd, since we used to be football players and we're quite large (well, some of my friends are, I'm not that large, I was a RB..), yet you always see those LOTR nerds that are dressed up like the characters there. Needless to say, we WERE the ones that looked out of place...

It was an awesome movie by the way, plenty of action and some things were just done great. Gollum was just amazing, and I liked how they made Gimli the comic of the group.

Elrénia of Lorién · 12-21-2002, 02:34 PM

Gríma has no eyebrows. I just noticed. .....*fades away*

**Nturtle** · 12-22-2002, 07:39 AM

Wow, it was really incredible!! Gollum was great, the CGI is unbelivable, I haven't ever seen anything like that before. I loved his conversation with himself, reminded me of some conversations I've had with me before

I liked how Gilmi was comic relief, esspecially right before the battle: "You could have picked a better spot"

The Ents were great, I loved how they wrecked Isengard and took forever to decide Merry and Pippin wern't orcs, it looked so much like how I imagined it, it was uncanny. The fight at Helm's Deep was unbelivable, although I think the fighting got too much by the end of it, it started to feel less incredible and more of the same. But thats just me.
My only problem is how they sent frodo and Sam all the way to Gondor!!! And those inserted love scenes from the appendixes

Deepflame · 12-22-2002, 08:29 AM

Gimli = Ownage

**Nturtle** · 12-22-2002, 05:18 PM

... wha?

Deepflame · 12-22-2002, 05:37 PM

Blah... Dwarves are cool... I meant.

Elrénia of Lorién · 12-23-2002, 01:39 PM

I like the lil' "toss me" comment he makes....kinda ironic sense he gruffy stated in Moria "nobody tosses a dwarf"

**HorseTechie** · 12-24-2002, 02:17 PM

I seen, I saw, I liked! Whooo!

Though, I still vote BraveHeart as being the best, TTT was quite good in it's eye candy and plot sequences. Loved how real Gollum looked too.

*Eye of Sarnath* · 12-26-2002, 02:16 PM

Eh, it was okay. Nowhere near as good as Fellowship of the Ring. I'd recommend seeing it only once, it isn't good enough for multiple viewings.

**HorseTechie** · 12-26-2002, 03:01 PM

To be honest... I thought the same way. That FotR was much more interesting. I guess since it provides a really good intro to the characters and what they were set out to do. Many more changes in scenery as well. The TT is just a continuation from that in a sense...

However, I woun't mind seeing TTT in the theaters again. I think it had a lot of detail and action too, that I couldn't fully absorb in one sitting. Plus the first theatre I went to to see this reallly sucked. I like to see it again in something that has a bigger screen, fresher air, adn better sound.

12-17-2002, 12:47 PM	#1
Elrénia of Lorién Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 15	TWO TOWERS!!!! includes spoilers...kinda I'm not sure if I'm stepping on anyones toes posting this since its a TMNT forum....but I think its worth it. I saw LOTR: The Two Towers last night, IT WAS AWESOME!!!! ((saw it b4 release becuase of a friends' dad's connection with a movie theatre manager)) In my personal opinion, I think it was better than Fellowship of the Ring.....there was more humor in it, with Gimli cutting up, and the jesting between Aragorn and Legolas. The battle scenes were emence, and I thought very well done.Helms Deep was AWESOME. I do get upset when a movie based on a book isnt EXACTLY like the book...although I realize that every aspet cant be put into a movie. But I guess theyre gonna put the whole thing with Shelob in ROTK because they left off when Frodo and Sam are comin out of Gondor after Faramir brought them there in hopes of using the ring. Oh, and Gollum was done perfectly. Im gonna hafta go see it 10 more times! Now we just have to wait for Return of The King in 2003....OK enough of my rant I just wanted to share!

12-17-2002, 02:09 PM	#3
Deepflame Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep below the mountains... Posts: 254	I'm glad to hear you liked it. Yeh, I'm going to see it on Friday, after school. The first movie was realy good. It's a shame they changed the original story, though. I dont mind them skipping some parts, but when they start making up their own ideas, I get pissed. __________________ NoOo! The killer scarfs attack!

12-17-2002, 07:19 PM	#7
Nturtle Ninja Master Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Technodrome Airducts Posts: 5,215	ooh!! I rally want to see the Two Towers!!! It was my favorite book of the series!!! I love the Ents, being the wacky environmentalist I am!!! __________________ Fil rules. If Fil takes your 5 bucks then you should be eternally grateful that Fil would even borrow your money. Fil.

12-19-2002, 05:49 PM	#10
Kingkapong Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2002 Location: T.O. Canada Posts: 548	need to see lotr 2!! the second book of the 3 was my favorite (or maybe it was the third, which ever had the most battles). i'm going vacationing this saturday so i probably won't be able to watch it for a full week now back to finishing typing up my whole math project in one day __________________ Go leafs go!

12-19-2002, 10:41 PM	#11
Psycrow Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 435	Hehe, I went on opening night with a group of friends. It was sorta odd, since we used to be football players and we're quite large (well, some of my friends are, I'm not that large, I was a RB..), yet you always see those LOTR nerds that are dressed up like the characters there. Needless to say, we WERE the ones that looked out of place... It was an awesome movie by the way, plenty of action and some things were just done great. Gollum was just amazing, and I liked how they made Gimli the comic of the group. __________________ "Before you criticize others you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you're a mile away... and you have their shoes."

12-17-2002, 02:00 PM	#2
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	jumps in Hey, it's cool to mention non-TMNT stuffs here, as long as you keep it in the General Discussion area. And also... gives Elrénia a Mango of Welcome Welcome abaord! But, I have one thing to say.. you are a lucky person! Cool! That's great to hear that TTT is awesome. I can't waitt o see it myself.. although I'm holding out until Saturday. A bunch of my friends are gonna get together, and we'll start the day with FotR extended version, then see TT in the theatre that evening.

12-17-2002, 02:14 PM	#4
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	I don't

12-17-2002, 03:27 PM	#5
Elrénia of Lorién Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 15	^.^ thanks for the welcome! I agree about the made up stuff....i enjoy it but it does kinda irk me...I think the evolution of the Arwen/Aragorn relationship was a good idea though...but i think key events should stay true to the book....for example in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, it made me SOO mad that the battle with the basalisk was different...i mean its was all wrong. grins but thats me with my obsessive compulsive tendencies.

12-17-2002, 07:14 PM	#6
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	No, they need to make the movie different otherwise the book wouldn't be better.....The point is to get kids to read if you haven't noticed....

12-17-2002, 07:22 PM	#8
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	environmentalists rule!

12-18-2002, 11:16 AM	#9
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	gives Tokka another wierd look Actually, the changes and edits they made from the book to the movie for LotR are cool. They still blend together nicely in a way that isn't too farfetched, so I don't mind. Since I have been following closely the details regarding the horses, I thought it was amusing that they only trained Shadowfax and Ian Meckellan to ride bareback and bridle-less. In the book, the other two horses for Legolas, Gimli, and Aragorn were also without saddle and bridle. But that was too hairy for the actors who aren't the best horseback riders, so they ride with fully tacked horses. Then the horse Aragorn rides goes by a different name than the one in the book. The only book to movie edits I couldn't stand was Jurassic Park 2 and 3, and the Black Stallion series.

12-21-2002, 02:34 PM	#12
Elrénia of Lorién Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 15	Gríma has no eyebrows. I just noticed. .....fades away __________________ "I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, han mathon ne chae a han noston ned 'wilith."

12-22-2002, 07:39 AM	#13
Nturtle Ninja Master Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Technodrome Airducts Posts: 5,215	Wow, it was really incredible!! Gollum was great, the CGI is unbelivable, I haven't ever seen anything like that before. I loved his conversation with himself, reminded me of some conversations I've had with me before I liked how Gilmi was comic relief, esspecially right before the battle: "You could have picked a better spot" The Ents were great, I loved how they wrecked Isengard and took forever to decide Merry and Pippin wern't orcs, it looked so much like how I imagined it, it was uncanny. The fight at Helm's Deep was unbelivable, although I think the fighting got too much by the end of it, it started to feel less incredible and more of the same. But thats just me. My only problem is how they sent frodo and Sam all the way to Gondor!!! And those inserted love scenes from the appendixes __________________ Fil rules. If Fil takes your 5 bucks then you should be eternally grateful that Fil would even borrow your money. Fil.

12-22-2002, 08:29 AM	#14
Deepflame Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep below the mountains... Posts: 254	Gimli = Ownage __________________ NoOo! The killer scarfs attack!

12-22-2002, 05:18 PM	#15
Nturtle Ninja Master Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Technodrome Airducts Posts: 5,215	... wha? __________________ Fil rules. If Fil takes your 5 bucks then you should be eternally grateful that Fil would even borrow your money. Fil.

12-22-2002, 05:37 PM	#16
Deepflame Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep below the mountains... Posts: 254	Blah... Dwarves are cool... I meant. __________________ NoOo! The killer scarfs attack!

12-23-2002, 01:39 PM	#17
Elrénia of Lorién Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 15	I like the lil' "toss me" comment he makes....kinda ironic sense he gruffy stated in Moria "nobody tosses a dwarf" __________________ "I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, han mathon ne chae a han noston ned 'wilith."

12-24-2002, 02:17 PM	#18
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	I seen, I saw, I liked! Whooo! Though, I still vote BraveHeart as being the best, TTT was quite good in it's eye candy and plot sequences. Loved how real Gollum looked too.

12-26-2002, 02:16 PM	#19
Eye of Sarnath Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY Posts: 1,590	Eh, it was okay. Nowhere near as good as Fellowship of the Ring. I'd recommend seeing it only once, it isn't good enough for multiple viewings. __________________ "When I was real small I heard about this thing called the decline of civilization... and I decided that it was something I would like to become involved in." -George Carlin

12-26-2002, 03:01 PM	#20
HorseTechie Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 5,677	To be honest... I thought the same way. That FotR was much more interesting. I guess since it provides a really good intro to the characters and what they were set out to do. Many more changes in scenery as well. The TT is just a continuation from that in a sense... However, I woun't mind seeing TTT in the theaters again. I think it had a lot of detail and action too, that I couldn't fully absorb in one sitting. Plus the first theatre I went to to see this reallly sucked. I like to see it again in something that has a bigger screen, fresher air, adn better sound.